The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-06-03
GRAND MILITARY PARADE.

The Presldent Reviews the Parade Of state
Militia ut Washington.
WAsHIxefox. May 26-The parade Of
troops yesterday for review BY the Presi-
dent afforded the first opportunity for see
ing at once the entire body Of those form
ing the encampment, and it was IN unqual.
lied success. When the right Of the col.
umn approached, the President stepped up
on the dais, and in response to the salutes
Of the passing commands removed his hal
and bowed. Following General Augur and
the brilliant star attached to his headquar-
tiers came the Marine band, forty men.
The order of the parade was IS follows:
Virginia Brigade-General c. C. Ander.
son.
First Provisional Battalion-Louisville
Legion. six companies; Colonel John b
Castleman. Hk7
Second Provisional Battalion-six com
DANES Ohio infantry, Company d, Eighth
Ohio; Company C, Seventeenth Ohio, and
Toledo Cadets, Battery B, Ohio; Colonel ].
G. Howe. 100 f-
Third Provisional Battalion ashington
Light Infantry Of Washington Cadets
Colonel William G. Moore. SNslA A;f
Fourth Provisional Battalion-San Anto-
MO Rifles, Belknap Rifles, Lomax Rifles,
Louisiana Rifles. Lee Light Guard, Com
pany u, Second Missouri; Companies B and
c, Third Missouri: Major w. II. Sheffield.
Fifth Provisional Battalion-Company d,
Second Maine; Company D, Thirty-third
New York; Company c, First New Jersey
Eighth separate company, New York
Company H, Sixth Illinois; Fort Wayne
Rifles. Indianapolis Light Infantry, Musca-
tine Rifles, milwaukee, Battery, Indiana
Battery A, Third Indiana Calling Gun
Squad; Colonel Bob Letter
Sixth Provisional Battalion-CompanyD D,
First Michigan, Companies B and !, Second
Michigan; Company A, First Michigan;
Company D, First Minnesota; Governors
Guard of North Carolina, Colonel Anthony.
Seventh Provisional Battalion-Fifth
Rhode Island Battalion, Sheridan Guards,
Sarsfield Guards, Shields Guard. Emerald
Guards, Emmett Guards; Lieutenant Col
onel Moran.
Ninth Provisional Battalion-Chicago
Zouaves, Keck Zouaves; Captain 7. ]. Ford.
Eighth Provisional Michigan
Military Academy Cadets. Peekskill
Cadets, Cayuga Lake Cadets, Maryland
College Cadets, Bethel Cadets, st. Johns
Academy Cadets; Colonel J. Sumner
Rogers.
The color line trouble cropped out as an
incident Of the parade. After the ambu-
lance of the Red Cross Society, which
brought up the rear Of the parade, had
passed the reviewing stand, the crowd
thought that the procession was over, az
no other organization was in sight
and closed in upon the ambulance
after the fashion of crowds at
street. parades. A few minutes later the
Vicksburg Southrons and the Memphis
Zouaves hove in sight and passed the stand
like separate contingent. They had de-
liberately fallen out of line. They were
reviewed by the President, and after
marching to the corner of Fourteenth
street and the avenue, turned down Four
teenth and marched around the reserva-
ton opposite the old Pension Office and
back to Wizards Hotel and then to camp.
Captain Searle. of the Southrons, when
asked why his company had dropped out of
the parade. said. sit is all on account of
the company of negroes which marched in
front of us. When the question was raised
as to allowing colored companies in the
drill wrote to Secretary Delon ard asked
him if we were expected to parade or dc
guard duty, or associate in any way with
those we considered to be below us in
the social scale. Mr.. DelOn wrote back
that we would not be associated in
any with the colored troops, and it was
on this assurance that we came to the
drill"
The President gave private reception in
the afternoon to the officers of the Louis
vile Legion. He was much pleased with
that battalion as it passed him during the
parade, and said to Colonel King. OF Mil.
waukee, who stood near him on the grand
stand, that he thought it presented as cred.
liable an appearance as any body of troops
that participated.
About 1900 people witnessed the py.
rorama of the great naval contest between
the Monitor and the Merrlmac.